26 July - birthday information

"Roger Burton West" <roger.DeleteThis@nospam.firedrake.org> wrote in message
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 > Today is the 26th of July. and as the golf ball of Time rolls down the
 > rabbit hole of Destiny and the half-eaten Mars Bar of Fate melts in the
 > forgotten pocket of my new cricket whites... it's Jenny Radcliffe's
 > birthday. Happy birthday!

Many Happy Returns Jenny

Melody

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Roger Burton West <roger DeleteThis @nospam.firedrake.org> wrote:

 > Today is the 26th of July. and as the golf ball of Time rolls down the
 > rabbit hole of Destiny and the half-eaten Mars Bar of Fate melts in the
 > forgotten pocket of my new cricket whites... it's Jenny Radcliffe's
 > birthday. Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Jenny!

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In article <bftd7k$hlkdo$1@ID-6544.news.uni-berlin.de>,
Melody RemoveThis @wibble.org says...
 >
 > "Roger Burton West" <roger RemoveThis @nospam.firedrake.org> wrote in message
 > news:20030726091115.0340402962557498@firedrake.org...
  > > Today is the 26th of July. and as the golf ball of Time rolls down the
  > > rabbit hole of Destiny and the half-eaten Mars Bar of Fate melts in the
  > > forgotten pocket of my new cricket whites... it's Jenny Radcliffe's
  > > birthday. Happy birthday!
 >
 > Many Happy Returns Jenny
 >
 > Melody
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Happy Birthday to you! HAppy Birthday to you! Happy BIRTHday to YOU-
hooo! happybirthdaytoyou!


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MAny Happies, Jenny!

And as for the Firedrake in cricket whites - any chance you could tone 'em
down a little? The reflected glare from so much dragon covered in brilliant
white is affecting the pirana in the ford... (and it's bad enough that some
unsufferable fool told the passing trade that the piranha were in there by
putting up a big sign at the entrance to The Village - the lads and lasses
in the ford are getting fed up with sausages, which is all I can afford to
give 'em until someone is foolhardy enough to drive through - I've taken the
sign down...)
Au Res.,
Paul

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In article <20030726091115.0340402962557498.TakeThisOut@firedrake.org>, Roger Burton
West <roger.TakeThisOut@nospam.firedrake.org> writes
 >Today is the 26th of July. and as the golf ball of Time rolls down the
 >rabbit hole of Destiny and the half-eaten Mars Bar of Fate melts in the
 >forgotten pocket of my new cricket whites... it's Jenny Radcliffe's
 >birthday. Happy birthday!
 >
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In <O9ScnSWXUZqGVb-iXTWJiA DeleteThis @brightview.com> Paul Bines wrote:

 >And as for the Firedrake in cricket whites - any chance you could tone 'em
 >down a little?

Maybe he could be persuaded to wear the cream sort, very chic...

 >The reflected glare from so much dragon covered in brilliant white
 >is affecting the pirana in the ford... (and it's bad enough that some
 >unsufferable fool told the passing trade that the piranha were in there by
 >putting up a big sign at the entrance to The Village - the lads and lasses
 >in the ford are getting fed up with sausages, which is all I can afford to
 >give 'em until someone is foolhardy enough to drive through - I've taken
  >>the sign down...)

I can't imagine who would have done such a silly thing.

Your action was certainly the right one.

I think I have a large package of shredded biltong somewhere at the back of
the shop, and nobody seems to have been buying it for some time; it doesn't
go off that I have ever discovered, so maybe I could donate it for the
pirhana? Should keep them chomping for a little while, anyhow.

Beetle

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The message <20030726100826.0360055140490694.TakeThisOut@firedrake.org>
from anon2765.TakeThisOut@firedrake.org contains these words:


 > Thanks to your birthday, we now have the vision of the 'drake in cricket
 > whites.


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In <2003072622003876639 RemoveThis @zetnet.co.uk> The Squoire enquoired:

 >The message <20030726100826.0360055140490694 RemoveThis @firedrake.org>
 >from anon2765 RemoveThis @firedrake.org contains these words:
  >> Thanks to your birthday, we now have the vision of the 'drake in cricket
  >> whites.
 >Asbestos?

Very flaky notion, that...

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Beetle offered:
 > I think I have a large package of shredded biltong somewhere at the back
of
 > the shop, and nobody seems to have been buying it for some time; it
doesn't
 > go off that I have ever discovered, so maybe I could donate it for the
 > pirhana? Should keep them chomping for a little while, anyhow.
Coo! Ta! They WILL appreciate that kind offer - the change of texture will
do them good, and the chewiness should keep their teeth and gums in good
condition.

Fluffy and Cuddles will be eternally grateful - in fact they have even gone
so far as t ooffer to eat (carefully, of course) any unwanted pests...
....but please don't just throw them into the Ford without warning - Cuddles
is still not quite the same since that supermarket trolley him him.
Au Res.,
Paul
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In article <20030726224759.482885807593451.RemoveThis@firedrake.org>,
<anon2765.RemoveThis@firedrake.org> wrote:
 >In <O9ScnSWXUZqGVb-iXTWJiA.RemoveThis@brightview.com> Paul Bines wrote:
  >>And as for the Firedrake in cricket whites - any chance you could tone 'em
  >>down a little?
 >Maybe he could be persuaded to wear the cream sort, very chic...

As long as there's plenty of titanium in the weave, I don't mind.

  >>The reflected glare from so much dragon covered in brilliant white
  >>is affecting the pirana in the ford... (and it's bad enough that some
  >>unsufferable fool told the passing trade that the piranha were in there by
  >>putting up a big sign at the entrance to The Village - the lads and lasses
  >>in the ford are getting fed up with sausages, which is all I can afford to
  >>give 'em until someone is foolhardy enough to drive through - I've taken
  >>the sign down...)
 >I can't imagine who would have done such a silly thing.
 >Your action was certainly the right one.

Indeed so!

If there's a sign saying "beware of the piranha" to keep grockles out,
it should surely be just outside the Lundy?

I've got some slightly used kniggits I could donate to keep the poor
blighters going...

 >I think I have a large package of shredded biltong somewhere at the back of
 >the shop, and nobody seems to have been buying it for some time; it doesn't
 >go off that I have ever discovered, so maybe I could donate it for the
 >pirhana? Should keep them chomping for a little while, anyhow.

Only one problem with that idea: biltong is very more-ish. Perhaps put
it in a fish-feeder so that they can only get at a bit of it at a time?

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Roger Burton West <roger.RemoveThis@nospam.firedrake.org> wrote:

 > Only one problem with that idea: biltong is very more-ish. Perhaps put
 > it in a fish-feeder so that they can only get at a bit of it at a time?

Um. Anyone care to translate biltong for those of us who are rather
confused as to the efficacy of this solution? Ah, that would be me for
one, and if I speak up and look stupid, that means others can look wise
and find out on the sly, so to speak.

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Firedrake offered:
 > I've got some slightly used kniggits I could donate to keep the poor
 > blighters going...
Very kind! You're sure you can spare them? I wouldn't want you to run
short during the winter...
I'm sure the lads and lasses won't mind the occasional meal of tinned food.
Au Res.,
Paul

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Elizabeth enquired:
 > Um. Anyone care to translate biltong for those of us who are rather
 > confused as to the efficacy of this solution?
I might have this wrong, but the nearest US equivalent of biltong is
probably beef jerky.
Au Res.,
Paul

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